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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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